Hello!

[Christine]

Hello! I just joined and I'm looking forward to making some friends and discussing some great books (and maybe some not so great books). Thanks for having me!

[Kirsty]

Hi, welcome to the group!

[Macy]

Welcome! I am new, too - already adding lots of new books to my list. Hope you are enjoying Pillars of the Earth - I loved that book.

[Catamorandi]

Welcome, Christine!

[Sherry]

Hi Christine and welcome.Love your avitar!

[Melanie]

Hi Christine!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Hi Christine. Welcome to the group! We love to prey on the bookshelves of the newbies... almost as much as you will love to prey on ours!
Be sure to look around the threads, feel free to breathe new life into the old ones if you see one you like :)

Prepare to become addicted!

[Kathy McC]

Hey Christine- Welcome. Hope you have lots of time to become as addicted to this site as the rest of us. Great picture!

[Christine]

Hello again! I was getting a little frustrated because I originally posted at work and then they shut me down and wouldn't let me post again! Then my internet at home wouldn't work!! But now I'm back on line and prepared to become addicted! :o)

Thanks on the picture... it's actually Pepe the King Prawn from the Muppet Show. I've always been a fan. ;o)

[Sherry]

The Muppet Show ruled!!!One of the few programs I loved watching with my kids.Favourite episode;Sandra Bullock as a psychiatrist singing Phenomenon.(That's going to be stuck in my head all night now!)

[ScottK]

phenomenon ( de do de doo doo ) phenomenon ( doo dooo dee doooo)
MUPPETS ROCK my favorites are Beaker, Animal and the Swedish Chef!!!!

[Sherry]

Oh God!!!Now they'll really be stuck in my head!I'll go to lay my head on my pillow tonight and then they'll come phenomenon do do de do do ect...and the swedish chef...awesome.

[Lori, Super Mod]

I really liked Gonzo the best. Dunno why, but there you have it.

[Christine]

This is a test post from work... I hope this works!

[Christine]

Now, the second time is the charm...?
Lori - I've always like Gonzo too. Have you seen Muppets in Space (the movie)?

[Lori, Super Mod]

Christine, I am pretty sure I have, but I cant really recall it. I dont think my kids have seen any Muppet Show movies... I think I will have to rectify that soon. (And Fraggle Rock too... werent the shows we grew up on so great?)

[Emma]

I love Kermit and Miss Piggy!

[ScottK]

FRAGGLE ROCK !!!! that show well.....it ROCKS!!

[Christine]

Muppets in Space is a great movie... the whole focus is on Gonzo. You should check it out. :o) I miss those shows we grew up on! Thank goodness for DVDs!

[Chloe]

Nice! I love Fraggle Rock too! When we were driving back from Albuquerque earlier today we passed a big knobby rock that someone had spray-painted the words FRAGGLE ROCK on. We got quite a kick out of that.

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[Lori, Super Mod]

I loved Mokey and ... what the heck was the sad grumpy fraggles name, the dude with the hat and hair in his eyes? Looked like a stoner?? I loved him.

[Leslie]

Hey I'm Leslie. For the most part I am ADDICTED to books and Goodreads. I am one of those weird speed readers. Sorry can't help it. I probably read about 4 or more books a week. I read alot of quick trashy reads sometimes just to relax, but I also read classics or historical (mainly English) books. Right now I just finished Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare, and several different spin-offs from Jane Austen's books. That is my actual summer project, which I am discovering may last a year or two. I have read about 20 so far and I have a stack just fresh from the library in my bedroom ready to go. I already belong to several bookclubs, mainly on the classics.

Other than reading I dabble and bit into poetry when the feeling hits. I love travelling, cooking, gardening, tai chi, yoga and walking. I also just took back up riding my bicycle. Whomever said its like riding a bike you never forget...well, I have absolutely the worst balance and shifting gear issues right now. So its funny to watch me ride mine through the neighborhood.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Hi Leslie.. .A speed reader? Really? I guess that would come in handy when you cant find time to read throughout the course of the day! Do you work full time? I couldnt imagine reading 4 books in a week. Thats double what I can do when I really try .. hee hee. My bank account would be non-existant at that pace!

Welcome to the group, and we look foward to hearing about all the great things you are reading!

[Christine]

Hi Leslie,
I too am intrigued by the speed reading. I can finish one book a week, maybe two but definitely not four! That's amazing...

I see in your profile that you have very eclectic taste in music... what are you currently listening to? I love music (I think my CD/music collection rivals only the number of books that I own!) and I'm always looking for something new and different...

[Tisha]

New to the group too! I'm so excited to have another excuse to buy more books!

P.S. I LOVED fraggle rock! :)

P.S. I need friends!! ::tear:: :)

[Christine]

Hi Tisha,
I hear you! LOL! I'll be your friend! I'm going to your profile now... ;o)

[Sherry]

Hi Leslie and Tisha,welcome to the group.

[Jen]

Christine and Leslie - I'm a big music lover as well. I'd be interested in hearing both of your recommendations. I'll start a folder in the "pointless stuff" section in case anyone else wants to join the discussion.

[Val]

Christine I also love your avatar.

[Val]

My husband, an orthopedist, absolutely loves Dr. Bob. He has fallen on the floor watching it! Jim Henson was such an amazing and wonderful man. Such a tragedy that he died so young.